EFFECT OF THE NUMBER STRUCTURE AND NATURE OF QUANTITIES ON THE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' PROPORTIONAL REASONING

• Authors: Fernandez Ceneida , Llinares Salvador , Dooren Wim Van , Bock Dirk De , Verschaffel Lieven
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This study investigates the effect of the number structure (integer vs. non-integer ratios) and the nature of the quantities (discrete vs. continuous) on the performance of the secondary school students and on the strategies they use when solving proportional and non-proportional word problems. 551 secondary school students from 1st to 4th grade solved a test with proportional and non-proportional problems in which the task variables mentioned before were manipulated. Results showed that number structure affected students' performance and the strategies were used differently for proportional and non-proportional problems along the grades. However, the nature of the quantities showed no influence.

Keywords

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NATURE OF QUANTITIES; NUMBER STRUCTURE; PROPORTIONAL REASONING; STUDENTS

Discipline

• PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Experimental Psychology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Studia Psychologica
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 53
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 69-81
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

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Fernandez Ceneida

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Llinares Salvador

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Dooren Wim Van

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Bock Dirk De

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Verschaffel Lieven

• Ceneida Fernandez, Departamento de Innovacion y Formacion Didactica, Facultad de Educacion Campus de San Vicente del Raspeig, 03080 Alicante, Spain

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

11SKAAAA095727